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Brussels, Brussels Region, Be

Responsible for the planning, drafting, negotiation, award and administration of contracts for goods and services;Responsible for all contractual matters in the competitive bidding process including issuing Notification of Intent to Invite for Bids, establishment of Bidders’ Lists, drafting, coordination and release of IFB, evaluation of contractual content of bids, prenegotiation discussions and award of contract in accordance with the Agency’s procurement procedures;Led all contractual matters in the competitive bidding process including issuing Notification of Intent to Invite Bids, establishment of Bidders’ Lists, drafting, coordinating and releasing of the Invitation For Bid (IFB), evaluation of contractual content of bids, conduct of pre-award discussions and award of contracts in accordance with the Agency’s procurement procedures;Ensured a sole source justification obtained for sole source contracts and deviations from prescribed procurement methods, ensuring adequate cost and pricing information is provided and analyzed, negotiating a fair and reasonable price and for the establishment of a contract;Coordinated and liaised with contractors and other Agencies to ensure compliance and timely performance of all contract tasks;Performed all contractual matters for contracts;Performed contract management and administration tasks including processing payments, contract changes and amendments, settling claims and termination action;Provided contribution to Agency reporting;Financial: Management of the contractual payment schedules, in particular management of Contract payment schedule including recurring payments. Responsible for negotiation, resolution of contractual issues and management of contract changes in line with the permanent evolution of operational situation and in line with NATO processes. Management of budget aspects from several sources of funding.

Managed acquisition processes from cradle to grave, which includes all aspects of pre-procurement acquisition planning through solicitation, award, administration, and closeout. Contract types included firm fixed price (FFP), time and materials (T&M), labor and hour (L&H) for a variety of services and goods, to ensure customer goals were satisfied and to maximize contractor efficiency.Provided advice and guidance to customers on all contractual aspects of the acquisition and procurement process on how to best meet their requirements focusing on the desired outcome, to include recommending appropriate procurement methods and techniques, market research/trends,regulations, and policies.Provided full range of pre-award and post-award functions, including price/cost analysis, negotiations, and administration for highly specialized procurement of significant importance.Reviewed and developed procurement requests including statements of works (SOWs), performance work statements (PWS), alternatives of analysis, determinations of findings (D&F), Justification & Approval (J&A), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), project need statements (PNS), and acquisition plans (APs).Reviewed and assisted in the development of proposed acquisition policies and procedures.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Managed the overall Acquisition and Assistance responsibilities for the Office of Public Health, Nutrition and Education; a total life-of-project value over $300M.Assumed full accountability in performing market analysis. Planned and conducted pre-bid and pre-proposal conferences.Provided advice and guidance developing Statement of Work (SOW), Performance Work Statement (PWS), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), source selection criteria, requirements, and Technical Evaluations plans.Pre-award acquisition planning and preparation, including: Development of Acquisition Strategy & Plan, Evaluation Factors, Justification of Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC), Request for Information (RFI).Constructed the contractual vehicle including the use of pricing arrangements, subcontracting policy, set-aside policies.Developed and issued solicitations, Request for proposals (RFP) and Request for quotes (RFQ), managed technical evaluation, made/documented award decisions and source selections.Conducted detailed cost/price analysis of proposals; prepared price reasonableness and cost effectiveness determination.Evaluated adequacy of contractor’s business management systems.Directed a full range of contract administration actions, including contract modifications, negotiation of changes, review of invoices, exercise of options, incremental funding, time extensions, preparation of rate and costt adjustment, redirection of effort, change orders, stop work orders, cure notices, show cause letters, reporting, final payment and contract closeout, disposition of claims. Prepared Price Negotiation Memorandum (PNM).Monitored contractor performance in relation to the completion schedule required by the contract. Provided Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) supportProvided guidance to personnel within and outside of the organization on contracting procedures.Effectively managed and mentored a team of six contract specialists.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Drafted and posted different types of solicitation documents and amendments.• Conducted initial cost analysis for received applications/proposals.• Ensured compliance with all competition and procurement integrity requirements.• Conducted cost, price, probable cost and cost reasonableness analysis• Prepared Memorandum of Negotiations and the contractual/award documentation.• Provided guidance to Contracting/Agreement Officer Representative (COR/AOR) to ensure proper execution of full range of administrative functions.• Drafted awards i.e. contracts, grants, agreements etc.• Ensured compliance with the advertisement requirements for all types of procurement• Reviewed and recommended approval or disapproval of subcontracts by prime contractor or grantee and other key administrative actions by awardees, such as salary rate approvals.• Reviewed and drafted administrative approvals like International Travel Approval Requests, Salary Rate Approval Requests, Waiver Requests, Subcontract/Subgrant Approval/Consent Requests, etc.

Coburg, De

Prepared Request for Quotes (RFQ's) and evaluated bids and proposals, developed cost analysis.Responsible for purchasing mechanical parts that had to meet Federal Motor Vehicle SafetyStandards as they pertain to automotive seats.Reviewed team sourcing recommendations; coordinated cross functional purchasing teaminvolving sourcing strategies, budget planning, and supplier selection.Implemented procurement process improvements by writing and updating Purchasing Manual oncompliance policies and procedures.Negotiated price, delivery, quality, and services with the selected supplier. Follow up on allawards from the time of purchase until completion of order.Pursued product and process changes and analyze impact.Conducted monthly purchase order reviews and audited change review meetings.

Nanterre, Île-De-France, Fr

Purchasing responsibility for Capital Equipment.Responsible for financial aspect of several programs. Ensured programs' profitability.Secured consistency with payment terms/amount for Tooling, Piece price, Raw material update,Volume update, Exchange Rate.Provided request for quotation (RFQ) Initial Business Plan at acquisition phase.Supported profitability improvement actions to help driving program profitability.Completed Make or Buy financial analysis.Provided full cost view & proposed financial driven potential selling price.Budget preparation. Lead costing team activities.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

• Responsible for developing and driving long range strategies for the Federal Market.• Generated new energy performance contracting (EPC) business. Led a team of engineers and project managers through the sales process to deliver tailored EPC solutions that addressed clients'​ financial, infrastructure, operational, and sustainability challenges and objectives.• Prepared responses to requests for proposals (RFP's) by leading cross-functional teams in creation of written proposals and pricing.• Focused on developing and implementing IDIQ contracts for funded and unfunded projects. Created innovative financial solutions to reduce energy consumption and operating costs to support the mission and physical infrastructure of several Agencies worldwide. • Project lead for multi-disciplined development teams consisting of Engineers, Program Managers, Project Managers, sub-contractors, Renewable Energy development Engineers, that identified, developed and delivered innovative business and financial facility solutions for Federal Government clients involving all aspects of energy efficiency improvements.• Financial member of negotiation team for all proposals and change orders with customer.• Closely managed proposal development efforts to ensure that the Johnson Controls solution was effectively communicated. Presented the solution during customer presentations to obtain Energy Service Company (ESCO) selection and to foster appropriate communication of project benefits to the public. Led contract negotiations.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

• Conducted all aspects of contract and subcontract management for large engineering and installation contracts for federal government agencies. Specific types of contracts managed included: Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and Material and Multi Task Level of Effort in both single and multiple award execution.• Served as interface with technical and administrative staff providing all aspects of contract management activities with prime contracts and major subcontracts.• Performed financial analysis, project budget oversight and reporting, billing reviews and risk assessment.• Conducted reviews and performed necessary corrective actions to ensure that government contract requirements were met in accordance with the applicable Federal Acquisition Regulations. • Prepared and administered Small Business Plans including subcontract reporting and annual submittals.• Monitored and prepared provisional rate adjustments.• Prepared fund/cost 75% notifications.• Managed the cost and contractual performance of subcontractors under the contractual terms set forth in the agreements.• Managed and supervised personnel involved in contract activities.• Reviewed and resolved issues affecting company compliance and ensured satisfaction of legal requirements, and customer objectives.• Advised management of contractual rights and obligations, provide interpretation of terms and conditions and official company response to inquiries.• Developed, reviewed and approved cost proposals in response to formal RFPs. • Negotiated and reviewed contract actions• Issued contract compliance reports and document submission. • Interfaced with Prime Contracting Officer and Project/Program Managers on performance.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

• Responsible for reviewing Government solicitations in order to provide recommendations on format, content and research needed to prepare proposals.• Collected, researched and analyzed project historical data to develop cost projections and parametric burn rates used in rebids and new business.• Developed format of price/cost volumes and pricing reports in compliance with the Request for proposal (RFP) / Invitation for bid (IFB) instructions, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). • Researched and developed cost / pricing rationale for submission with proposal.• Attended bidder’s conferences and gathered data for bid analyses.• Conducted research to obtain information, government directives, laws and regulations, and data to assist in writing proposals. Extensive knowledge of cost plus award fee, performance based, and fixed price contracting.• Built Excel proposal costing models to respond to RFPs, resulting in multiple federal awards.• Oversaw initiation, development, and completion of responses to requests for proposals (RFPs) or quotes (RFQs). • Created compliance matrices to meet the requirements of Section L and M (or the instructions and evaluation factors) for federal government RFPs or RFQs. • Managed, guided and assisted proposal team members in the development of the proposal development plan to include budgets, schedules, and resource acquisition. Assisted in developing and reviewing staffing rationale, organization, technical estimating and pricing strategies.• Responded to requests for negotiation on proposals including preparation of formal responses to government contracting officers.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

• Managed highly technical team of engineers tasked with developing Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) for the U.S. Federal Government.• Expanded the knowledge base of the development engineers to increase cross functional training from subject matter experts and strengthen and enforce knowledge of the Government Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, Agency Guidance, and other Federal ESPC requirements.• Reviewed work of development teams to ensure projects fully support energy efficiency, sustainability and achievement of the customer requirements including adherence to the Government Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts.• Responsible for working with the sales teams to develop strong customer relationships and a customer focused value proposition leveraging energy efficiency to produce viable Energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) projects.• Developed standard tools and processes for the Federal solutions development team.• Responded to competitive government requests for proposals (RFPs), positioning Johnson Controls as the most appropriate Energy Service Company (ESCO) with whom to pursue energy reduction goals.

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

Design and development of various seat systems and components.Staffing responsibilities for seven positions. Project planning, control and management.Planed, organized and managed work and budgets for engineering department.Developed new vehicle concepts and associated quotes.

Southfield , Michigan, Us

 Responsible for component design from initial concept through production release. Managed daily activity and workflow for design group. Supervised product designers. Conducted performance appraisals, scheduled training, and handled staffing requirements.

Gillingham, United Kingdom, Gb

Design and detailing of seat components including frames, foam, headrests, armrests, cup holders.Key Achievement:• A patent for “Pro-techTM” articulating mechanism has been granted by the US patent office (patent number 5938279).

Worked as teaching assistant for 'Fundamentals of Electrical and Electro-mechanical power conversion'​.Delivered lectures and administered lab sessions for electrical engineering seniorsClassroom and electronics lab instruction and tutoring, development of demos, exam questions, homework assignments, grading, website maintenance, etc. Received highest teaching scores and superb feedback from students every semester.Key Achievement:• Book publication in 1995, “Sound recording and playback "

Mba, Mba With Finance

Master Of Science (M.S.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Education record

Master Of Science, Accountancy